Hose-reel.



A. w. SHERWOOD & G. DJREEDY.

HOSE REEL.

APPLICATIOIN FILED Aue.9. i913.

131,099. 3 PatentedApr; 3,1917.

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ATTORNEYS.

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ALBERT W. SHERWOOD AND GLENN D. REE-DY, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

HOSE-REEL.

Application filed August 9, 1913.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that we, ALBERT WV. SHER- woon and GLENN D. RnnDY, citizens of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hose-Reels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a hose reel and has the object to provide a reel for this purpose which can be produced at comparatively low cost, which is strong, light and durable, which supports the hose when the same is wound thereon in such position that the several windings thereof are separated from each other and can dry out rapidly, which can be conveniently supported either in a horizontal position for winding or unwinding the hose or in a vertical position so that the same occupies less space for storing purposes, and which when arranged in a horizontal positionupon the lawn or ground will be securely held against displacement thereon so as to not injure the lawn.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the hose reel embodying our invention and showing the same in a position for storing. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the hose reel, taken in line 83, Fig. 1 and showing the same in a posi tion for either unwinding the hose from its drum or winding the hose thereon. 7

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

1 represents the base of the hose reel and provided at its opposite ends 'witht two pairs of legs 2, 2, 3, 3, the two legs 2, 2 on one end being plain while the other two legs 8, 3 at the opposite end of the base are provided with wheels or rollers 4, 4. Extending perpendicularly from the central part of this base is an upright rod, arbor or standard 5 and at its outer end this arbor is provided with a laterally projecting stem 6 which is parallel with the plain legs of the base and arranged on the same side of the arbor as said legs and is of the same length. This stem and the arbor are preferably constructed of ordinary piping and connected by an ordinary screw threaded elbow 7 This stem serves both as Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

Serial No. 783,976.

a handle for manipulating the reel while transporting the same from place to place and also as a leg for supporting the reel on the lawn or other surface.

The drum upon. which the hose is wound may be variously constructed and revolubly mounted to turn upon the arbor between the base and the stem. In its preferred form this drum comprises an inner or lower head 8, an outer or upper head 9 and a plurality of rack bars 10 arranged in an annular row and connected at their opposite ends with the heads. The heads are preferably constructed of cast iron and provided with central openings 11 whereby the same turn upon opposite ends of the arbor. The rack bars are preferably constructed of wood and secured to the heads by engaging each end of each rack bar in a socket-12 formed on the inner side of one of the heads adjacent to the periphery thereof and securing the same in the socket by means of a screw 13 passing through the adjacent part of the respective head and into the end of the respective rack bar, as shown by full lines in Fig. 2 and by dotted lines in Fig. 3. Each of the rack bars is preferably provided on its outer side with a longitudinal row of notches or seats 14 which are adapted to re ceive the several windings or convolutions of the hose 15 which is wound upon the drum. These seats are separated from each other a suflicient distance so that when the hose engages with the same there will be an intervening air space between the adja cent windings of the hose through which air may circulate for drying the hose rapidly and preventing the same from rotting.

When the hose reel is in use the same is arranged with its arbor in a horizontal position and the plain legs of the standard and the stem resting upon the ground, in which position of the parts the hose may be freely unwound from the drum or wound up thereon. During this operation the reel is securely held against displacement on the lawn by reason of the plain legs of the standard and the stem forming a non-slipping engagement with the lawn. The latter is therefore not liable to be torn up or injured as would be the case if the reel were capable ofbeing dragged over the lawn in the act of winding the hose on or off the reel.

After the hose has been reeled up on the drum the reel may be tipped on its base by taking hold of the stem and lifting the same i until the plain feet of the base and the wheels thereof rest upon the ground and the arbor and drum are-inanluprightposir tion, asindicatedin Fig. 1, in which position the reel can be stored in a comparatively small space. For the purpose of transporting the reel from place to place the the wheels,ain which position the same may becarted easily and convenientlyrlike a truck'fromone part of the building or ,lawn to another, asrequired. I This hose reel as a whole has but few parts all of which are of simple construction, which can be produced at: low cost and are'not liable to get out of order during the V ord nary usage to whlch the same are liable to be put. The same is very light and can be easily handled and inasmuch as the same can be placed either in a horizontal or vertical position the same can be readily: adapted for winding the hose thereon or unwinding the same therefrom as well as placed in a position for compact storage in cases where a limited space is available. We claim as our invention:

A hosereel comprising a frame, and a hose receiving drum pivotally mounted on said frame, said frame being provided adjacent to one end of the drum with feet which project laterally in one direction and also with rollers which project laterally in the opposite direction, and said frame being also provided adjacent to the opposite end of the drum with a handle which projects laterally in'the same direction as said feet, whereby the reel may be rolled upon said wheels for. easy transportation and it is also possible to rest said feet and handle on the ground for firmly anchoring the reel thereon against displacement when the hose is pulled off the drum or wound thereon.

Vitness our hands this 6th day of August, 1913.

ALBERT V. SHERWOOD.

GLENN D. REEDY. \Vitnesses TIIEO. L. Porr, H. A. ZIMMERMAN.

Copies, o fithis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. O." 

